Transmission mechanism



` A. CURIONI.

TRANSMISSION MECHANISNI.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 3. 1920.

Patented Apr. 25, 197221.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

INVENTOR A. CURIONI.

TRANSMISSION MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. s. 1920.

1,41 3,9m Patented Apr. 25, 1922.

` 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- INVENTOR ALDO OURIONI, OP BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, assIeNOROI1 ONE-HALF 'ro Jos-.'ARMIERI' Y a co., or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A PARTNERSHIP coNsIs'rrNe or Jos. lo. ARMIERI,

. J'ENIE ARMIERI, LUCY ARMIERI, CONCETTA ARMIERI,

ARMIEBI, LOUIS GUASTELLA, J' OHN ARMIERI, AND JOS. AS. ARMIERI.

TRANSMISSION MEOHANISM.

Specication of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. 25, 19220 Application led February 3, 1920. Serial No. 356,077.

To all lwhom z't may concern.'

Be it known that I, ALDO CURIONI, a sub- 'ect of King of Italy, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Transmission Mechanisms, of which the following is a specilication.

This invention has relation to transmission mechanisms for transmitting power from one element to the other and for varying the rate of transmission. Another object of the invention is to provide a transmission mechanism designed primarily for automobiles and including a means for converting rotary movement of the engine crank shaft into a reciprocatory motion, forY varying the degree of travel of the reciprocating element, and finally for reconverting the reciprocatory motion into rotary motion, in this manner permitting a variation of ratio of rotation between the driving and driven elements for-the purpose set forth.

In addition to the foregoing this invention comprehends improvements in the details of construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and particularly set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanyin drawings in which similar and correspon ing parts are designated by the same characters of references throughout the several views in which they appear.

A Figure 1 is a view in horizontal section of a transmission mechanism constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a view in section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a detail section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

With' reference to the drawings, 10 indicates a casing having the driving shaft'll entering therein `at one end and journaled for rotation, and the driven shaft 12 similarly mounted in the opposite end. A bevel Y gear 13 is mounted upon the drivin The bevel gear 14 carries at-itsopposite side a radial integrally formed extension 17 opened interiorly and in communication with the interior of the extension 15 and provided at opposite ends with bearings 18 in which a screw shaft 19 is journaled. A shaft 20, parallel to the shaft 19 is mounted within the radial extension 17 for rotation, and the shafts 19 and 20 are connected together by pinions 21 and 22 mounted on the shafts 19 and 20 respectively and in meshing engagement. The opposite end of the shaft 20 interiorly of the casing 15 carries a sprocket wheel 23 around which a chain RALPH MARINO,l Jos.

24 passes, said chain also passing around a -sprocket wheel 25 mounted within the exltenslon 15 at the opposite end thereof. A

.shift the chain 24 and thus rotate the sprockets 23 and 25 in unison, motion of the sprocket 23 being communicated through the shaft 2O to the pinions21 and 22 and lhence to the. threaded shaft 19 rotating the atter.

stub-shaft 31 is mounted in the casing and extended inwardly thereof and carries a pair of two sectors 32 and 33. A pair of pitmen rods 34 are provided, one end of each being pivotally' mounted upon the pin 30 and the opposite end of one pivotally connected to the sector 32 and the correspdndingv end of the other pitmen pivotally *connected to the sector 33 as shown in Figure 2. A stub-shaft 35 is mounted for rotation in the casing and extended transversally thereof and carries a pair of discs 36 loosely mounted upon the shaft, Ieach disc havingA integrally formed therewith a spur gear 37, one of which mesheswith the sector 32 and the other with the sector 33. Located between-the discs 36 -is a iy wheel having a thin septum or central portion 38 and a heavy periphery rv39 defining a pair of inner peripheral sur ery with a plurality of recesses 41 one end of each recess bein radial the opposite end being semi-circu ar and e surface between A nut 29 is `threadedly embracedI about the shaft 19 and carries a pin 30.,l A

ces .40. Each disc 36 is formed uponits periphthe ends being straight and tangent-ial, thus4 making eet-h recess deeper at one end than at thectiier. Contained within each recess is a roller 42. The shaft 35 carries a bevel gear 43 and mounted upon the shaft 12 for sliding or splined movement is a sleeve 44 carrying a bevel gear 45 and 46 at each end. rIhe sleeve 44 may be shifted longitudinally by means of the lever 47 so that either gear 45 or 46 may be brought into engagement with the bevel-gear 43.

In operation, rotation of the drive shaft 11 is communicated through the bevel gear 13 to the bevel gear 14 rotating the latter which carries the radial extension in the circular path. If the nut 29 is adjacent the outer end of the radial extension 17 it will be obvious that rotation of said extension and consequently of pin 30 is converted to a reciprocatory motion of the pitman rods 34, the motion of the latter being in turn conf verted to rotary. motion bf the sectors 32 and 33, the latter however operating in a rotary oscillatory manner. Rotation of the sectors is communicated to the pinions 37' which are rotated each a few revolutions rst to one direction and then in the other. However, owing to the fact that during rotation of the discs 36 thus produced in one direction the rollers 42 will rotate freely within their recesses, but rotation of the disc in an opposite direction'will cause the rollers to bind at the narrow end of the recess 41 and thus engage theinner surface 40 of the fly wheel 49 to rotate the latter. Since the recesses 41 within the discs 36 are arranged in opposite directions, that is the wideI end of the recesses in one disc 34 are located at an end opposite the wide end of the recesses 41 of the opposite disc 36, a-continuous impulse will be imparted to the fly wheel 39 in one direction. This motion is communicated through the bevel gear 43 to either one of the bevel gears 45 or 46 depending upon which are in meshing engagement and a ro'- tary motion will thus be communicated to Ithe shaft 12. In order to vary the ratio of rotation between the shaft 11 and 12 it is merely necessary to shift the rod 26, which lmotion is converted to rotary motion of the shaft 19 in the manner previously described toacarry the nut 29 nearer the center of rotation of the bevel gear 14 and hence the degree of travel of the'pitmen 34- will becorrespondingly decreased and hence the ratio of rotation between the shafts 11 andv whereby the nut 29 ismoved toward or away from thecenter of rotation thus permitting a variationl of speed, llt will. be Obvious speed is readily raiser@ however that this invention may be utilized for the purpose of transmitting motion at varied rates of speed not only in automo- While have illustrated-and described my invention with some degree of particularity, i realize that in practice various alterations therein may be made. l therefore reserve the right and privilege of changing the form ofthe details of construction or otherwise altering .the arrangements of the correlated parts without departing from the spirit of the 'invention lor the scope of the appended 'claims Having thus described my invention, what claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. In a transmission mechanism, a shaft,

a fly wheel keyed to the shaft and having a pair of under cut annular surfaces, a pair of discs one mounted at each side of the fly wheel and loosely upon the shaft, a pinion carried by each disc, each disc having its periphery formed with recesses wider'at one end than the other, rollers mounted in said vrecesses to grip the inner surface of the fly wheel upon rotation of the disc in one direction and to release the` same upon the reverse rotation of the disc, a pair of sectors one engaging each of the pinions, means for rotatingsaid sectors in. opposite directions alternately, and means for varying the'rate of travel of said last mentioned means.

2. fn a transmission mechanism, a shaft, a fly wheel keyed to the shaft and having under cut annular surfaces, a. pair of discs on each side of the fly wheel loosely mounted on the shaft, each of said discs having a pinion, a one-way clutch device cooperating with the fly wheel, a pair of sectors` engaging said pinions, means for rotating said sectors in opposite direction alternately and means for varying the rate of travel Iof said last mentioned means.

3. In a transmission mechanism, a shaft, a fly wheel keyed to the shaft, a pair of dlscs ,loosely mounted on the shaft at each side of the fly wheel, pinions formed with the s aid discs, a one-way clutch devlce cooperating with the iy wheel, alternately driven sectors engaging said pinions, and lever operated means for varying the rate of travel of said sector. l y

4. fn a transmission mechanism', a shaft, al

fly wheel keyed to the Shaft, a pair of discs loosely mounted on the shaft at each side of the Hy. wheel, inions formed with said discs, a one-way c uteh mechanism cooperating with the Hy wheel, a stub shaft, a pair of sectors mounted on the stub shaft and engaging said pinions,l pitmans connecting the sectors, and means for varying the throw of said pitrnans and the sectors.

5. In a transmission mechanism, a shaft, a Hy wheel keyed to the shaft, a pair of discs loosely mounted on the shaft at each side of the Hy wheel, pinions formed with each of said discs, a one-way clutch mechanism corate of travel. of thev l in presence of two witnesses.

,palr of sectors pivotally mounted on said stub shaft in constant engagement with the pinions, pitmans pivotally connected to each of said sectors and lever operated means for longitudinally adjusting said pitmans to 20 vary the rate of travel of said sectors.

In testimony whereof I aHix my signature ALDO CURIONI. [1.. s]

Witnesses l PASQUALE CIPELLI,

U. J. ALLIsI. 

